Tennis Blog

Back in the day, tennis ball hoppers used to be simple. It was a basket that held about 50 balls with a handle that helped you pick the balls up. Now a day, there are about 10 different types of tennis ball hoppers. You got ball hoppers that can pick up ...

A few months ago, I was at my cousin’s 40th birthday party. Similar to any family gathering, we reminisced about old times, complained about the economy and of course, wondered why we are not as physically fit as we were during our 20s. But repeatedly, we hear from ...

If you are a beginner player, you generally need a lighter, bigger headed racquet like a Prince Exo3 Silver. However, if you are a 4.5 - 5.0 player, you might want something that is a smaller headsize, weighs more and offers more control than power. This being said, there are a couple of racquets that have been best sellers. The reason these racquets ...

We always get customers who come into the shop and are curious about how a tennis racquet is strung. It amazes me that someone would have an interest in this but I have been around a stringing machine for quite some time. I think the curiosity lies in actually seeing a string machine and then actually seeing the string being weaved in between the strings. Tennis stringing machines come in…

As an avid walker/jogger, it is paramount that I wear a pair of suitable tennis shoes. Although finding that perfect pair is time consuming, it’s time well spent. The wrong type of athletic shoes can give me backache and cause some pain in my calves. I have always navigated towards athletic shoes manufactured specifically for walking/running. But when I recently went on a hunt…

After testing the Babolat Pure Drive tennis racquet, I must say this racquet is worth every cent. My friend works at a tennis retail shop and she got permission from the owner for me to borrow the racquet for a quick demo at the nearby tennis court. For some time, I had been trying…

When my friend whom I review racquets for handed me this racquet I started to tell him that I had already reviewed it. As much as I like being compensated in the free enterprise system it seems a little sketchy to be paid twice for doing the same work once. Then I realized that the racquet was…

More and more I have noticed motorcyclists with a couple of racquet heads sticking out of their backpacks; I hope they know that they make tennis backpacks with them in mind. The last time I saw a couple of racquets speeding down the freeway, I tore my eyes…

This racquet is a cautionary tale about heroes (and heroines) and how players should not buy equipment, or even consider equipment because of who plays with it. I have always really liked Tomas Berdych. Two years ago I sat about five rows back on an outside court the first weekend of the US Open and watched him and Fernando Gonzales hit every ball as hard as they could for over two hours. It was a truly fun match…

As if holding a current ranking as the WTA world No. 2 wasn’t enough. Maria Sharapova released a new line of Head tennis bags for women who want their style with function. The Sharapova Combi and the Sharapova Court are all black…